NATO secretary-general says some allies have air defense systems they could give to Ukraine
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is pressing the allies to give more Patriot missile…
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Northern Ireland prosecutor says UK soldiers involved in Bloody Sunday won’t face perjury charges
LONDON (AP) — Prosecutors say 15 former British soldiers won’t face charges for perjury at an inquiry into Bloody Sunday, one of the deadliest…
Continue ReadingHas Salman Rushdie changed after his stabbing? Well, he feels about 25, the author tells AP
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly two years after the shocking knife attack that nearly killed him, Salman Rushdie appears…
Continue ReadingHungary’s Orbán launches EU election campaign with pledge to ‘occupy Brussels’
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s prime minister has portrayed Europe as a continent teetering on the edge of armed conflict in a speech…
Continue ReadingFAA investigating after it says a flight told to cross a runway where another was starting takeoff
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration will investigate after a flight at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport was…
Continue ReadingMore US states are regulating marijuana. See where it’s legal across the country
By Alex Leeds Matthews and Christopher Hickey, CNN (CNN) — Marijuana may remain illegal federally, but in most states, it’s accessible for…
Continue ReadingPennsylvania board’s cancellation of gay actor’s school visit ill-advised, education leaders say
MECHANICSBURG, Pa. (AP) — The superintendent and several other top officials of a Pennsylvania school district say their school board’s…
Continue ReadingTesla recalling nearly 4,000 Cybertrucks because accelerator pedal can get stuck
Tesla is recalling 3,878 of its 2024 Cybertrucks after it discovered that the accelerator pedal can become stuck, potentially causing the vehicle to…
Continue ReadingScientists spot ‘glory effect’ on a world beyond our solar system for the first time
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Astronomers have spotted what they believe to be a rainbow-like phenomenon occurring on a planet outside our…
Continue ReadingUkraine, Israel aid advances in rare House vote as Democrats help Republicans push it forward
By STEPHEN GROVES, LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With rare bipartisan momentum, the House pushed ahead Friday…
Continue ReadingFedEx pledges $25 million over 5 years in NIL program for University of Memphis athletes
MEMPHIS (AP) — FedEx has pledged $25 million over the next five years to be used in sponsorship deals with University of Memphis athletes. The…
Continue ReadingMexico’s president is getting a little sloppy in the rush to finish projects before his term ends
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president is in a rush to finish the big projects he promised before his term…
Continue ReadingUkraine’s air defenders claim two major firsts, but missiles evading interception kill 7
By Andrew Carey, Svitlana Vlasova, Victoria Butenko and Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Ukraine’s air defenders say they…
Continue ReadingThe NBA playoffs are finally here. And as LeBron James says, ‘it’s a sprint now’
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer There’s a 64-win team in Boston that ran away with the league’s best record. The defending champions in…
Continue ReadingA Pennsylvania school district canceled a gay ‘30 Rock’ actor’s event, citing his ‘lifestyle.’ Parents are fighting back.
By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Parents in a Pennsylvania school district are petitioning to overturn a unanimous vote by the school board…
Continue ReadingA man gets 19 years for a downtown St. Louis crash that cost a teen volleyball player her legs
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis man has been sentenced to 19 years in prison for causing a downtown accident that resulted in the amputation of the…
Continue ReadingCroatia’s top court rules President Milanović cannot be prime minister because of campaign
By DARKO BANDIC Associated Press ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia’s Constitutional Court has banned President Zoran Milanović from becoming prime…
Continue ReadingTennessee Volkswagen employees overwhelmingly vote to join United Auto Workers union
By KRISTIN M. HALL and TOM KRISHER Associated Press CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Employees at a Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee,…
Continue ReadingApple pulls WhatsApp and Threads from App Store on Beijing’s orders
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Apple says it has removed Meta’s WhatsApp messaging app and its Threads social media app from the…
Continue ReadingBP defeated thousands of suits by sick Gulf spill cleanup workers. But not one by a boat captain
By TRAVIS LOLLER and MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press John Maas spent years buying and outfitting a 17-foot aluminum boat called the Superskiff 1 so…
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